Sunday, December 20, 2015

A Strange Tale Of UFO Files

There's a new Mysterious Universe article from me, which begins as follows:

"As anyone and everyone with knowledge of the UFO phenomenon will be
aware, the entire subject is steeped in controversy. But some aspects of
the UFO phenomenon are more controversial than others. And then there
are those aspects that are really controversial. All of which brings me to today’s article. In 1997 I interviewed the well-known British UFO investigator, Jenny Randles,
regarding a strange series of events she found herself in, back in late
1986. It was a very curious saga involving allegedly classified
documents, dead aliens, crashed flying saucers, and much more.

"It all began in October 1986, when Randles came into contact with a
man who had then recently left his employment with the British Army.
According to the man, he had in his possession a large stash of
still-classified material on UFOs that he had acquired under very
controversial circumstances. Well, despite the nature of the story,
Randles agreed to meet with the man – named Robert – at a location in
the English town of Eccles, which wasn’t at all far from where Randles
lived. Also along for the meeting with Robert was Peter Hough, a friend
of Randles and a fellow UFO investigator..."